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James Ramos Begins Working on Behalf of the Morongo Basin

the strategist wrote 3 months ago: Back from a long hiatus, for reasons we will soon explain, we bring you some excellent news on the l … more →

Tags: CEQA, Commenting on a CEQA Document, development proposals, Dollar General, Effective Public Engagement, How to get involved, Joshua Tree, JT Barnstormer Presents, stakeholder outreach

Top Ten Reasons to Love Local Businesses

the strategist wrote 5 months ago: LIVE LOCAL | LOVE LOCAL Rural communities have been more adversely impacted by discount mass merchan … more →

Tags: CEQA, Commenting on a CEQA Document, development proposals, Dollar General, Effective Public Engagement, How to get involved, Joshua Tree, JT Barnstormer Presents, Research

Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone Solar Regional Mitigation Planning, Workshop #2

the strategist wrote 7 months ago: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is hosting a second public workshop for the Dry Lake Solar Energ … more →

Tags: How to get involved, Renewable Energy 2, Research, stakeholder outreach, BLM, Bureau of Land Management, desert, dry lake, field trips

The Ongoing Conflagration of Dollar General

the strategist wrote 7 months ago: Congratulations!  You survived what might have been the weirdest, most awkwardly incompetent attempt … more →

Tags: Cadiz Project, CEQA, Commenting on a CEQA Document, development proposals, Dollar General, Effective Public Engagement, General Planning, How to get involved, Joshua Tree

JTCA, LAFCo, and You {Ask and Ye Shall Receive}

the strategist wrote 8 months ago: Last week, in a diatribe about wresting control away from the entities and organizations  that want … more →

Tags: Effective Public Engagement, How to get involved, Joshua Tree, stakeholder outreach, autonomy, boundary study, Community Services Area 20, CSA 20, forming a Community Services District

What We Talk About When We Talk About Barnstorming1 comment

the strategist wrote 8 months ago: If you dread surprises and loathe suspense, if you must always know what’s around the next cor … more →

Tags: CEQA, CEQA Training, Commenting on a CEQA Document, Dollar General, Effective Public Engagement, General Planning, How to get involved, Joshua Tree, JT Barnstormer Presents

Yucca Valley Long-range Planning and Public Involvement Opportunities

the strategist wrote 9 months ago:   Deputy Town Manager, Shane Stueckle, announced today that the Town of Yucca Valley is now acc … more →

Tags: development proposals, General Planning, general plans, How to get involved, Yucca Valley, Blueprint, compass blueprint, General Plan, general plan update

JT Barnstormer Presents...Fundamentals of Planning and Public Participation2 comments

the strategist wrote 10 months ago: Attention residents, business owners, and stakeholders of unincorporated San Bernardino County, the … more →

Tags: Cadiz Project, CEQA, CEQA Training, development proposals, Dollar General, General Planning, general plans, How to get involved, Joshua Tree

JT Barnstormer Presents: Ourtown

the strategist wrote 10 months ago:  
“…when I heard that Wal-Mart wanted to build a SuperCenter in our town, it was as though eve … more →

Tags: Cadiz Project, development proposals, Dollar General, Effective Public Engagement, General Planning, general plans, How to get involved, Joshua Tree, JT Barnstormer Presents

The Soul of the Community

the strategist wrote 12 months ago: ‘Community attachment’ refers to the loyalty and passion people feel for where they live … more →

Tags: development proposals, General Planning, How to get involved, Research, Community, Detroit, Gallup, Happiness research, Knight Foundation

Last Minute Opportunity for Public Participation in the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP)

the strategist wrote 1 year ago: When the cat’s away…. I’ve been on leave, attending to personal matters.  I return … more →

Tags: development proposals, Dollar General, General Planning, general plans, How to get involved, Joshua Tree, Renewable Energy 2, Air Quality Violations, AQMD

Selfish Decision Making in the New Third World: Part 1, the High Cost of Ignorance1 comment

the strategist wrote 1 year ago: Friday, October 21, 2011, “Up Close” with Gary Daigneault Daigneault:  And something els … more →

Tags: Yucca Valley, general plans, General Planning, How to get involved, Dollar General, Joshua Tree, development proposals, General Plan, No Dollar General

Selfish Decision Making in the New Third World: Prelude to a Kiss-off3 comments

the strategist wrote 1 year ago: WhoIs JT Barnstormer For the four years I’ve lived in Joshua Tree, I’ve been more-or-les … more →

Tags: general plans, General Planning, Dollar General, Joshua Tree, development proposals

Thievery Corporation (The Great Mojave Water Swindle)

the strategist wrote 1 year ago: Ed. note:   This post was published on February 9, 2012.  On February 10, SMWD granted a 30-day exte … more →

Tags: How to get involved, development proposals, Cadiz Project, CEQA, groundwater, Local Activism, Getting Involved, activism, Cadiz , Inc

Helping Form the Future: Yucca Valley

the strategist wrote 1 year ago: Today, the Town of Yucca Valley launched “Open Town Hall”, an on-line forum for civic engagement. Th … more →

Tags: Yucca Valley, General Planning, How to get involved, Planning, Local, General Plan, morongo basin, Visioning, general plan update

Community Meeting: Joshua Tree National Conservation and Historic Reserve2 comments

the strategist wrote 1 year ago: Once upon a time, in the not-so-distant past, members of the community of Joshua Tree gathered to di … more →

Tags: Yucca Valley, General Planning, How to get involved, Joshua Tree, Community, Local, National Historic Reserve, National Conservation and Historic Reserve, No Dollar General

Community Meeting on the California Desert Protection Act and Sand To Snow Monument1 comment

the strategist wrote 1 year ago:   Last week, JT Barnstormer summarized some of the major local, regional, state, and federal ac … more →

Tags: Yucca Valley, General Planning, How to get involved, Joshua Tree, Community, Local, desert, public lands, california desert protection act

Welcome to the Jungle

the strategist wrote 1 year ago: An interesting letter is being circulated amongst Joshua Tree townfolk.... Joshua Tree, California, … more →

Tags: Yucca Valley, general plans, How to get involved, Dollar General, Joshua Tree, development proposals, California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA, NEPA


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